| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈfabəl/ |
| Hyphenation | fa·bel |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | fabels, fabelen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| fabeltje | fabeltjes |
| Catalan | faula |
|---|---|
| Danish | fabel |
| English | apologue; fable |
| Esperanto | fablo |
| Faeroese | dømi; ævintýr |
| French | fable |
| Portuguese | apólogo; fábula |
| Russian | басня |
| Saterland Frisian | Foabel |
| Spanish | apólogo; fábula |
| Swedish | fabel |